Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3233
spiritual
灵歌;黑人灵歌
核心释义
A religious song, especially an African-American Christian spiritual; also a similar song without religious content.
- 1.
基督教宗教歌曲,尤指非洲裔美国人风格,或类似的非宗教歌曲。
A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.
- 2.
一种源于美国南部黑人的宗教歌曲
a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States
- 3.
任何精神职能、职务或事务。
Any spiritual function, office, or affair.
属灵的事务(或职分);基督教宗教歌曲,尤指非洲裔美国人风格,或类似的非宗教歌曲。;一种源于美国南部黑人的宗教歌曲;任何精神职能、职务或事务。;有关教会的事
用法In use
The choir sang a powerful spiritual at the evening service.
用法提示:spiritual 在这里是名词,指灵歌,作动词 sang 的宾语。
She learned several old spirituals from her grandmother.
用法提示:spirituals 是 spiritual 的复数形式,指多首灵歌。
This spiritual, written more than a century ago, is still performed today.
用法提示:spiritual 是名词,在句中作主语,指这首灵歌。
a/an + spiritual
表示具体的一首灵歌时用单数,并与 a/an 连用;可被形容词修饰。
The choir sang an old spiritual at the wedding.
唱诗班在婚礼上唱了一首古老的灵歌。
spirituals
复数形式为 spirituals,可单独使用或与 many、these 等限定词连用。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- African American spiritual
- 非裔美国人灵歌
- She sang an African American spiritual at the concert.她在音乐会上唱了一首非裔美国人灵歌。
- Negro spiritual
- 黑人灵歌
- The choir performed a Negro spiritual from the Deep South.唱诗班演唱了一首来自美国南部的黑人灵歌。
- sing a spiritual
- 唱一首灵歌
- The children sang a spiritual at the school assembly.孩子们在学校集会上唱了一首灵歌。
- traditional spiritual
- 传统灵歌
- These traditional spirituals have been passed down for generations.这些传统灵歌已经传了好几代。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 spirit(灵魂)唱出来就是 spiritual(灵歌):想象黑人教堂里众人齐唱赞美诗。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:音乐、宗教、美国历史 spiritual 作名词时通常指一种基督教宗教歌曲,尤指美国黑人灵歌,多用于音乐、宗教或历史语境中;该词在这些场合属于中性、常见的表达。
语法说明Grammar Note
名词,可数,复数形式为spirituals。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The -tual words share the final spelling '-tual' and a /tʃuəl/ sound close to the end of 'spiritual' /ˈspɪrɪtʃəwəl/. They are not exact rhymes because the stressed vowels and preceding consonants differ. 'spirit' /ˈspɪrɪt/ is a lookalike with the same first syllable /spɪr/ but ends in /t/, not /tʃuəl/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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